MerryJaneDoe

Yes, objectively incorrect. I agree. That’s me. Please, sleep well tonight knowing that I stand corrected.

Ok. So it’s only the thousands of other elections affected by gerrymandering.

Poorly executed military action is 100% an American institution. We expect it - from the Bay of Pigs to “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq to the twenty year campaign in Afghanistan, our executive branch has a habit of making itself look incompetent.

But guess what? Nobody’s asking about Epstein, so VICTORY!

Shilling much lately?

It could be.

But I don’t see any other PC/laptop reviews by this author. He writes mostly about cybersecurity. And his Neo articles seem a bit…biased. Compare to his other articles, which are well-researched. Example:

https://www.csoonline.com/article/563017/wannacry-explained-a-perfect-ransomware-storm.html

My guess is either someone is posting articles in his name, or he’s taking a free Neo in return for a positive review.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
2. Yeah, you do. The first amendment still applies.

My skill at driving a car would be transformed into helicopter pilot. I hear they make good money and I can always get a motorcycle or take Uber.

I’m suspicious.

I’m seeing social media FLOODED with Neo content. Definitely not organic.

How could Trump win the election twice unless people were fine with his obvious malignant narcissism.

1. He could have rigged the election

2. It could be that anti-Trumpers are less likely to get off their ass and VOTE, while boomer MAGAs showed up in full force.

Just spinning ideas here…

Thanks for this, I’ll check it out!

Literally no culture on Earth treats their elderly in this manner. And the reason is simple - old people have all the money and all the power. They are, if anything, MORE valid in a capitalist society, because they hold the means of production (via their ownership of stocks and properties).

Love your optimism! In an world increasing obsessed with doomerism, it’s rare to meet someone who actually thinks society won’t collapse in the next 15 years, much less 60. I wish you the best!

There are 2 barriers for me:

1. Ease of access - I haven’t found a distro that I can just download and install. They all require some sort of third-party software that runs the installation. Which means I usually end up struggling to find a tutorial that actually works with the distro I chose.

2. Driver issues - The only thing I want to do is run a browser. I stream movies. Seems simple, but I’ve yet to find a distro that will smoothly stream. I’ve tried various browsers.

In fairness, I’m using a single laptop for this purpose, so maybe it’s a hardware issue? Dunno, don’t care, just want things to work.

Because art has meaning only through our emotional attachment. Literally anything can upset that balance.

I’d be willing to bet that you also have a tipping point.

Maybe you you don’t care if a director is charged with allegations of sexual impropriety. But what if it’s molesting a child? What if that child lived in your town? What if that child were your 15 year old niece? What if she was your 10 year old daughter? What if she were murdered?

At some point (hopefully long before your daughter is murdered!), most of us would probably form a personal opinion about this crazy-ass director who’s running around and committing heinous crimes, and it would skew our perception of their work. It’s just that the line in the sand is a bit different for all of us.

Justice Gang. I need a Justice Gang movie. Guy and Mr. Terrific were SO well executed.

Hollywood uses experts on set all the time. And then ignores the expert’s advice (and common sense) because the director wanted a certain “thing” that would never actually happen.

Low hanging fruit, but one example would be the movie “Lucy”, based entirely on the debunked myth that humans use only 10% of their brain.

Another example: The beloved Game of Thrones episode “Battle of the Bastards” features several battle scenes that are physically impossible (like using a HUGE pile of bodies as a fortification). The director said he absolutely knew that his depiction was impossible. How many of his expert advisers do you suppose just walked away shaking their heads in puzzlement?

TOPPETS OF TOP KEK

<image of Gary Busey giving an enthusiastic thumbs-up>

One beautiful thing about art - and, for me, especially movies - is that they reveal truths within ourselves.

The first time I saw Fight Club, the “true” meaning went WAY over my head. I was young, I just saw a cool action flick with a twist ending. To me, the message was Fuck the System. I grew up, though. I can now clearly see the deeper themes, like warning about toxic masculinity and groupthink.

Similarly, Starship Troopers was a favorite of mine. I never understood the parallels to fascism when I was younger - I just rooted for Johnny and the gang.

The Godfather and Apocalypse Now fall squarely into that same set of movies. These are all movies that I enjoyed when I was young, but the themes were just beyond me. And that’s OK. My point is that you are definitely NOT obligated to appreciate these films. But maybe you can understand why these films are studied and rewatched and discussed. At least part of the reason is because someone who saw a film 5 or 10 or 30 years ago is only just now starting to understand it.

The resistance was just entirely too goofy. It felt like 3 scenes from Dumb and Dumber were shoehorned into an action/thriller.

Good bones, though. It was a solid idea. Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor are absolutely unforgettable as Lockjaw and Perfidia.

Alas, I fear the US might be too far gone for ranked choice to have an effect.

The problem is quality of candidates. Since Citizen’s United opened the door for unlimited corporate money in elections, literally 90% of candidates are on someone’s payroll. “Grassroots” is a thing of the past. Mass media and name recognition are everything.